{"id":1314,"date":"2020-04-09T21:36:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T21:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=1314"},"modified":"2025-02-07T16:25:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T21:25:44","slug":"wilmu-students-bring-the-ice-to-delaware-childrens-theatres-frozen-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/09\/wilmu-students-bring-the-ice-to-delaware-childrens-theatres-frozen-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"WilmU students bring the ice to Delaware Children\u2019s Theatre\u2019s \u2018Frozen Jr.\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column1314_dd1a17-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column1314_dd1a17-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1314_dd1a17-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1314_dd1a17-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1314_dd1a17-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1314_dd1a17-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1314_dd1a17-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1314_dd1a17-71{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1314_dd1a17-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column1314_dd1a17-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1314_dd1a17-71 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1314_6cdf98-65, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1314_6cdf98-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1314_6cdf98-65\"]{font-size:1.5rem;line-height:30px;font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#808080;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1314_6cdf98-65 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1314_6cdf98-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1314_6cdf98-65\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1314_6cdf98-65 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1314_6cdf98-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1314_6cdf98-65\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1314_6cdf98-65 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1314_6cdf98-65\">With a wave of her hand, Elsa of Arendelle created ice crystals and ice castles that climbed the walls of the Delaware Children\u2019s Theatre during its recent production of \u201cFrozen Jr.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She had a little help from two Wilmington University College of Technology students, who harnessed technology and timing to give Elsa her powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of a Fall 2019 Visual Effects course, students Steven Quigley and William Jamison utilized image rendering, computer networking, and projection map-ping techniques to frost the stage in a virtual winter and thrill the audience with an immersive environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a lot different than our typical class projects,\u201d says Assistant Professor Scott Shaw, who chairs WilmU\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/technology\/vmg.aspx\">Video and Motion Graphics<\/a> program. \u201cWe were breaking the mold of what we\u2019ve done in the past, because this time we were doing it for a live production.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opportunity arrived through Adjunct Professor Kenn Koubek, a 2004 graduate of the College of Technology, whose local video production company has worked on previous Delaware Children\u2019s Theatre shows. He and Shaw supervised the students\u2019 work as their Introduction to Compositing for Visual Effects class (VFX 200) turned the proposal into reality. Quigley and Jamison even got to visit the theater\u2019s Wilmington playhouse to set up, test, and troubleshoot the computers and projectors that would enable Elsa to control ice and snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe did this in about two weeks, which is not easy, and not quite enough time, especially when we were meeting once a week,\u201d says Shaw. \u201cIt was essentially two classes. But the students were able to see what it takes to do the job in a high-pressure situation. This gave them a chance to see a real-world work project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrozen Jr.\u201d sold out every performance during its November 16 to December 15 run. On opening night, Shaw texted Koubek, who was one of the show\u2019s musicians, to ask if everything had gone according to plan. \u201cKenn said he thought the coolest thing was watching all the little hands in the audience pointing to the ice when it started going,\u201d says Shaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He sees Quigley and Jamison\u2019s work \u2014 and other community partnership projects like it \u2014 as a unique and valuable prospect for WilmU\u2019s College of Technology students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of opportunities for students to show what they\u2019re capable of doing, and a lot of opportunity for us to dovetail it into cooperative education,\u201d says Shaw. \u201cEverybody\u2019s in need of technology. 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